African Journal of
Biotechnology

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Biotechnol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1684-5315
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJB
  • Start Year: 2002
  • Published Articles: 12502

Full Length Research Paper

Endogenous stages of Isospora acanthodactyli from sandy fringed-toed lizard (Acanthodactylus schmidti) in Al-Qassim, Saudi Arabia

Ibrahim S. Al Nasr1,2
  1Biology Department, Arts and Sciences College at Onaizah, Qassim University, Saudi Arabia. 2Research Unit, Applied Health Science College in Al Rass, Qassim University, Saudi Arabia. 
Email: [email protected], [email protected]

  •  Accepted: 10 October 2012
  •  Published: 20 February 2013

Abstract

 

Endogenous stages of Isospora acanthodactyli from sandy fringed-toed lizard (Acanthodactylus schmidti) were described for the first time, in Al-Qassim, Saudi Arabia. Merogony and gamogony took place inside the host cell’s cytoplasm, in the distal part of the small intestine. Multinucleated meronts, microgamonts and macrogametes were described and measured.

 

Key words: Isospora acanthodactyli, sandy fringed-toed lizard, Saudi Arabia, endogenous stages, Apicomplexa.

Abbreviation

SP, Sporocyst; OL, outer layer; IL, inner layer; St, stieda body; RB,refractile body; ME, multinucleated meront; MC, macrogamete; NU, nucleus; MIC,microgamont; PV, parasitophorous vacuole; OC, oocyst.

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